It turns out this blueprint is more than a reproduction of a technical drawing, an architectural plan, or an engineering design. This blueprint is a reunion, and a bit of rebirth for veteran Birmingham restaurateurs Dean Robb and James “Huck” Huckaby, the executive chef.

Two decades after working together at Frank Stitt’s Bottega and careers that took them to other cities and types of hospitality enterprises, they are hard at work on a new polished yet casual American brasserie near Pepper Place, Blueprint on 3rd.